Our
next guest, along with his Gospel quartet has spread
God’s ministry now for 30 years. They have won over 60
Music Fan awards and numerous SGN Music Awards.
They are one of Christian music's best-known and
well-loved entertainers. With their 2008 release of the
CD “Moment of Truth” it marks 41 releases since 1984.
Please help us welcome Daniel Riley of the Gold City
Gospel Quartet to our show.

The
discovery of gold in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1828 set off the
first major gold rush in America. It also inspired the name for
Gold City, one of Christian music's best-known and well-loved
entertainers. Gold City continues the tradition set forth by the
group's founders in 1980 with the release of their new album
"Moment of Truth."

The latest
CD is the first project the new configuration of singers has
recorded together. It reflects the varied influences the men
have had in their lives, including gospel, country and blues,
while maintaining what Gold City fans have come to expect from
the award-winning quartet: -- modern, relevant songs with tight
four-part harmonies that lift and inspire the listener.

"I'm not
interested in reinventing the wheel," says group leader Daniel
Riley. "The truth of the matter is that this group is younger,
we have different tastes; without completely reinventing the
music we've done through the years, we're trying to put our own
twist into what Gold City has always been. We don't plan on
changing the style of the group completely, but we want to break
the old mold and make a new one that we are more comfortable
in."

Daniel took
over the southern gospel group from his father, Tim Riley, when
he retired just a few years ago. Daniel has brought together a
stellar group of singers and entertainers in Gold City's current
structure: Josh Cobb, tenor; Bruce Taliaferro, lead; Tim Riley,
bass; and Daniel on baritone. They have a full-time pianist, Roy
Webb, and carry a full band on select dates.

Daniel's
father joined the group, then based in Dahlonega, Georgia, as
its bass singer back in the summer of 1980. That was when Floyd
Beck evolved a group from Mississippi called the Christianairs
into Gold City, taking the name from a quartet his father had
led back in the 40s. After Beck died in 1984, Tim moved everyone
to his hometown, Gadsden, Alabama, where it continues to be
based.

The group
has had major success over the years with many of its members
going on to solo careers or starting other groups. Among those
were Brian Free, Mike Lefevre, Ivan Parker, Mark Trammell,
Jonathan Wilburn, Jay Parrack and others. Each specific group of
men has spread the gospel through the music they recorded and
performed.